Claims Specialist I (Risk Mgt Team in Finance & Records Dept) at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Overview

The purpose of the claims specialist 1 is to manage and resolve general liability, property loss, and bodily injury claims and litigation of Church departments, ecclesiastical leaders and Church affiliate organizations in an honest, effective, fair and appropriate manner.

Role

Risk employees reduce accident, illness, and injury occurring on Church property or during Church-sponsored activities to protect people and to minimize the loss of sacred funds (donated confidentially in obedience to God's commandments) used for the Church's religious mission under the direction of senior ecclesiastical leaders.

The purpose of the claims specialist 1 is to manage and resolve general liability, property loss, and bodily injury claims and litigation of Church departments, ecclesiastical leaders and Church affiliate organizations in an honest, effective, fair and appropriate manner.

About The Company

Responsibilities

• Direct handling of assigned property/liability claims (asserted against the Church and affiliate entities) of increasing size and complexity demonstrated by increasing proficiency in Litigation Risk Analysis
• Retain, supervise and coordinate services of 3rd party vendors, insurance carriers, attorneys and other service providers
• Conduct on-site investigations and interviews
• Prepare loss evaluations, case plans, and strategic reports;
• Basic understanding of and participation in Litigation Risk Analysis, which is the analytical process whereby the claims manager (with the assistance of Kirton & McConkie, experts, third party administrators, and local counsel) obtains relevant facts through investigation, identifies outcome-determinative legal and factual issues, determines the complex probabilities associated with those legal and factual issues, and establishes case values by predicting what a judge or jury in the relevant jurisdiction will award as damages. The process requires organizing these issues using decision tree software modeling as needed, directing and educating Kirton & McConkie and local counsel regarding the logic of the analytical process. This is the process whereby we identify the financial risk to the Church.
• Participate as the Church's representative in alternative dispute resolution as directed by manager

Requirements

• 4 yr degree from accredited university required (business, law, insurance, accounting or related field preferred)
• Professional claims designations and certifications preferred (e.g., AIC, SCLA)
• 4 yrs multi-line claims or equivalent experience (advanced degree/certification or JD constitutes 2 years experience)
• Basic knowledge of Litigation Risk Analysis (decision tree software)
• Proficiency in computer systems
• Strong verbal and written communication proficiency
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities and skills
• Capable of effective interface w/ claimants, attorneys
• Capable of independent thought and resolution of claims with little supervision
• Institutional knowledge of the Church